Record ID: WILT-4A0EA4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead 2-part cloth seal, measuring 14mm in diameter and 18.5mm in length (with connecting strip). It weighs 2.9g. The 'decorated' face depicts a fleur de lys within a border of tiny vertical lines. 16th/ 17t century.
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-1CAFD1
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undatable 'spill' of lead, c.26mm in diameter and max.6mm thick. It has been worked, probably by someone 'doodling'. It shows a cross and ?two figures below. Weighs 23.77g. Possibly medieval or post medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 11th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ibberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-002B72
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plaque or badge in the shape of a castle with crosses on the towers which is probably medieval to post-medieval date. The plaque is sub-rectangular in plan and depicts a castle. At the base the mouldings suggest a moat which leads to a central section with an arched doorway decorated with a central raised line and two transverse lines. Above the doorway are two transverse lines across with central section with a central turret above, which may be broken at the top. The central turret is decorated with a rectangular depression (possibly a murder hole) with a rectangular window a…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-9B2876
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead zoomorphic button, of medieval or post-medieval period. The front is decorated in the shape of an animal head, possibly a lion, with prominent snout surrounded by what it seems to be a thick mane. The animal's face is defined by two big brows that frame the eyes and reach the nose. The wide snout fiils completely the lower part of the head. The external edge of the object is decorated with a set of grooves and ridges which create a sort of mane or hair. The back part, undecorated, is divided by two deep grooves crossing at right angle at the shank point. The loop has been f…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-61B5A5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead vessel of unknown date. The remains are 68.20mm in height, 65.70 in width and the object has walls between 2.50mm and 4mm thick. It weighs c80g. What is extant is the top part (shoulders and some part of the walls) of what appears to have been a three sided vessel, the spout still in place. The inside of the vessel shows no sign of what it might have held, or enclosed. The outside is extremely ornate, each of the three sides (only part of one still present, the other two assumed from the shape of the shoulders of the vessel) decorated with moulding of a classical…
Created on: Monday 25th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-247D18
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead ampulla. Ampullae were an important kind of pilgrim souvenir in the medieval period. They were designed to contain a dose of thaumaturgic water, which would have been given to the pilgrims at the shrines and holy wells. This example dates to between c. 1350-1550. Almost all of the ampulla survives; but it is in a very poor condition and the lead has been badly damaged by the plough. The rim has been distorted and damaged. The neck is bent. Both lugs have broken off, leaving behind two small stumps of lead on either side of the flask, indicating where the lugs were once …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mosterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2487A4
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
(?) Badge or medallion held by keyhole-shaped clasp at top and with six holes/piercings: the main devices on each side are unclear - the second is possibly the upper part of a crowned angel with spread wings and holding a sword upright; the first legend reads 'THE WATER[-----]'.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mosterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-25B6E6
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
London two-disc cloth seal (incomplete) of Elizabeth I. The devices may be tentatively restored from other examples as: arms of England, E R to sides, S'VLII PAO VIALLE LON' around // arms of London in ornate shield, LONDINI PRO PANNIS LANICIS [date] (ie 'seal of [saleable] cloths in London // at London for wollen cloths').
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mosterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2E10F7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead token or possibly seal fragment. Lead alloy disk with a raised, cast or stamped, design of the initials IR or HR (ligated) within a line circle on one side. It is 14.9mm in diameter, 1.3mm thick and 1.70 grams in weight. The object is unusually small for a lead token and may be a broken part of a seal. The use of initials would suggest a Post Medieval date (1500-1850 AD) for either.
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Blandford Forum', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-CEA26A
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead powder measure cap with two attachment lugs. On the upper face is a single cast ring and dot decoration.
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-764453
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead papal bulla of pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303). The obverse has the usual images of saints Peter and Paul in pelleted aureoles, although the expected abbreviated lettering; SPA SPE is badly damaged and illegible. The reverse bears the inscription BONI [F]AT[I]VS PP VIII.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-58E541
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of indeterminate date. The object is at the upper end of the distribution curve for the normal weight of spindle whorls at 29g. This may suggest that it was used for spinning relatively fine yarn (Wild, 1988, 25). The approximate bun shape of the whorl is known from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period. The diameter is 24.81mm. Spindle Whorls made from lead are relatively rare and might suggest a date of between the Roman and Medieval periods.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-59C3A3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead weight of possible late medieval date (13th-15th century). It has thickened edges and a central circular recess. A reasonable parallel was recovered from excavations at the College of Vicars Choral, York, between 1973-1980, and dated to between the 13th-15th centuries (Ottaway & Rogers, 2002, 2955-6, no.14581).
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5A02D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pot mend dating from the Roman period (43-409 AD). The mend takes the form of a double headed rivet with a degraded fragment of SE Dorset black burnished ware adhering to it.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5A35D7
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A biconical lead plumb bob possibly dating from the 12th-15th century. There are the corroded remains of an iron suspension loop running through the object. A good parallel for this form of plumb bob was recovered from excavations at the College of Vicars Choral, York, between 1973-1980. Although the York example, dated to the 12th-13th century, had a copper alloy suspension hook (Ottaway & Rogers, 2002, 2705-6, no. 14511). It is possible that this plumb bob may be later medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-002FD2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead bi-conical spindle whorl dateable only to the Roman period or later.
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-022196
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pendant weight or plumb bob possibly dating from the late medieval period (13th-15th century). It is of approximate 'tear drop' shape with the upper part having been drawn out into a flat plate through which a hole has been made for suspension. It measures 42.46mm long.
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Toller Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F6E585
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
About half of a cast lead papal bulla. The surviving part measures 38.2mm in diameter, 21.1mm in width, it is 4.2mm thick and weighs 28.5g. The obverse shows St Paul, with the inscription S'PA above. What is left of the reverse inscription, [---]E/[---]IV[-]/[---]IIII, suggests that the bull was issued under Pope Gregory IX (1227-41).
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-C63D95
Object type: STUD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead stud which is probably of medieval date. The circular head of the stud is conical, with eight equally spaced linear ridges arranged in a sunburst pattern. The head measures 9.45mm in diameter and 5.7mm in height. On the underside a thin casting line runs across the centre. The shaft, which is bent, is about 20mm in length. It has a rectangular cross section and tapers towards the end. The construction of the stud is similar to the pins on medieval pilgrims' badges and the stud may have been intended as a decorative addition for a belt or hat. Weight: 2.27g
Created on: Monday 6th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EA1017
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The second disc from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth century date. The cloth seal has a diameter of 25.39mm and weighs 4.04g. There is a fringe of extra metal around the disc and on the interior surface there is the imprint from a coarse textile. On the external surface part of the legend is visible. The Lombardic lettering reads [COM] DORS[..], indicating that the seal came from Dorset. The missing central rivet was probably decorated with a crown over a squarish device, possibly a portcullis.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.